Drinking fountain or trough



Feb. 19, 1924.- 1,484,160

0; A. THRASHER I DRINKING FOUNTAIN 0R TROUGI'I I Filed March 15 1922'" 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gnwvnioz 0A. 771 Wales/lei.

Feb. 19, 1924. I 1,484,160

' 0, A. THRASHER I DRINKING FOUNTAIN OR TROUGH Filed March 15. 1922 ZSheetS-ShBBt swoon-for Patented Feb. 19, 1924,

nniiuiii l sa -mi fit To all itlm aiy concern Be it known that I the following isf'a specification." I

h v nt bi re e to min or trough and "constitutes v a 'continua I tion in part-of myapplieation s,' 1921,1se 5ia1 N0, 49.0 6421.

having easy access. to the waterzi Another object is to providefim'proved means for holding t-he trough assembled with a supply, tank so that the parts will Q tie lamp-mo 1.

, be held in proper relationft ggh t I A further iobjejctjis to provi de a tank of novel constructionhaving;, valvedj means for preventing the {escape- 0f; water therefrom when he? tank. i 'lified .frm 119a. tion on the trough, said means being opened" automatically, however, when the tank is assembled with the. trough ,so as to open; mun t n. e w ensths t ken ir ll hr.

4 With the foregoingand other objects n w which W l a pea a It e ii s ilption P o s, e nvention r sides; n'themmb mfiiqn and rangement 9f p rtsiand. nith ails o on uq qn ,h re na i ede q ib si. .and claimed, it being understood that i e ope f ha szisila medg cha ge in the' precise embodiment of the inventipn shown can be made without departingfrom the spiritof the invention. 7 p I In-the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has beenshowp.

In said drawings,

igu 1 is a froniie evat o r OM12? plete device. 1

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on lin 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33', Figure 1. Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the tank. I

Figure 5 is a'section, ona reduced scale, taken on line 5-5, Figure 2, the trough being eliminated. I I

Figure 6 is an enlarged section through a portion of the trough and tank and show- 0i v +L :A- i1i ae esf a citizen'of the United States, residingTati American Forlgin the county of litahiaii I;

5 State of'Utahi'have invented anew anu guse-g ful Drinking'Fountain or Troughiof wliichl h use? t-sup a ...v of it without, however, preventing them i 'r alve unseatedfwhen the parts are" 65 tgi it eg gmr sflby ar c er reference 1 designates "a tank or container preferab-l formedwith a trusto-conical gtop "tal o ening"; in'which is n a en g.x d wnw r ly. A closure 5 having a depend ainge "fifis adapted ;to be vin- 11g, i: n," annular 11g o-nfa' sealing gasket. 8.] rovided {with ilpw irdly diarms :9 having dow turned. 110;; A'supportinsstri 11" ,"from.theltank; l"andhasfaj .1 ,hi ngedlyf'c'onnec'ted thereto; t .13.; ';14= is.v pivotally .con-j h tank 1 at a ipoiiitfdiametri'oally I sitethe strip2.11 and isjadapted to ui g-t po ia fario fliq e eie j if 1.5;. "PJ -L Q lupi e tf erend of t i slink' is pivotally cpnnecteda, cam lever 15 adaptedQjWhen'in holding po si,

jtioii, fto lie flat upon'thestrip 12 with its a point" fconneo tionwithjthe link 14 located I;

1 l poi ntl between'theiends' of that .port iotfl the levenfbearing 0n;' the strip 12. Thus the-I cam leveris locked; or fastened lposition an'di cann'otjbe moved to safid positionj without "pla'cingi,the strip, 12 and the; i igins 9 [under Q .,.abnorn1 al fi ibni f j i il ir' i 11 115i ifi ewete s wl a and extending outwardly ijrom this wall at;

e. si e edge .9 i; away; porti o e 19 r ini gsfifl w i h a e; paralle An out et tube 21 is extended downwardly from the bottom 16 at a point adjacent the opening 19 and mounted on the bottom 16 and concentric with the upper end of the tube 21 is a foraminous cage 22 in which I is loosely mounted a valve suchas theball valve 23. This valve is designed to close the upper end ofthe tube 21 when the tank is not assembled with the balance of the apparatus hereinafter described, thus preventing leakage while the tank is being carried.

A. stop strip at is extended across the combe removed. To secure the closure in place it is 'rnerely necessary to reverse the forepartment 17 and preferably at right angles to the. wings .20. It is to be understood that the tank hereindescribed 'can'be car ried readily by means of the clamping strip 12. When it is desired. toropen thetank for filling or cleaning it the free end of the lever is swung upwardly; relative to the strip 12 and the link 14; is swung laterally to release said strip. The closure 5 can then going operatiomthe strip 12 and lever 15 cooperating tohold the'spring arms 9 under compresslon. a p The trough portion of the device includes an elongated strip 25 constituting the base thereof and supported on thisjbase is an. elo'ngated trough or gutter 26 havingdownturned side portions Or aprons 27 which are secured to the sides of the base 25. One

' end or the base 1 and the trough 26 is adapted to extend into'the compartment 17' and'to splint against the stop strip 24;, the

sides or aprons2'T being snuglyf engaged by the wings 20 which thus; serve to hold the trough properly assembled with the tank.

A pin 28 isextendedupwardly from jthe trough. so that'when' thetanl: and trough are assembled by lowering the tank onto tlicgtrougli, this pin will project through the tube'21 and lift the valve .23 from its.

seat soas toopen communication between the tank and the trough. As soon as the tank islifted from the trough, however, the

valve will be reseated to prevent leakage.

Secured to the aprons 27 bybolts 29 orj the like are side strips 30,,the said bolts being f extended across the I trough andl adapted lto rest upon" the sides thereof. as

shown in Figures land 2." 'The stripsf30 "are integral with inverted V-shaped portions extending over the trough and also extending over and'beiiig secured. to ajlon- V .jByprovidingfthe I tion of thetrough is divided into-parallel gitu'dinally extended cover 32 of the same longitudinalspaces too small to allow chicks l e-sense v to fall into the trough. The notches allou free circulation from one side of the trough mum; other, f Obviousl'y'the devicei can be madeof any size desired suitable for. watering larger 1 chickens or other live stock. Importance is attached to the fact that the parts'can be readily disconnected for the purpose of cleaning them. r 7

What is claimed is: 1. A device of the class described including a tank having upper and lower compartments, a closure'for the upper comparttom of the upper compartment a stop within the lower compartment spaced wings outstandin'g'from the wall or theilower compartment, and a trough insertible at one end between the wings and against the stop] and into position under the outlet; 1

2. A device or theiclass described including a trough supporting strips at thesides I merit, i a a valve controlled outlet in the bot-* thereof, bolts connecting the strips and bearing on the sides,. said'bolts being a'd t justably engaged by the strips; a cover sup! ported .by 'said strips, a depending jlongitudinal partition on the cover and. above the center of the trough; a: tank having upper and lower compartments, and wings on the wall of the lower compartment for receiving the trough therebet v-reen one end of the trough beinginsertible into the lower com partrnent; said upper compartment having I an outlet into the trough,

3. The combinat on. with awtrough, sup porting strips the sidesthereoi trans verse bolts bearing on the sides 'otithe trough; and adjustably "engaged by the strips a cover'supported by said strips and z extending longitudinally above the trough;

a depending"longitudinal partition on the cover and above the-center of the trough,

said partition having a serrated lowered ge,

a tank ope'ning into the trough; and wings on -'the -wall of thejtanl; for receiving the trough thereb'etw'een. A V Intestimony that I cl' aim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedfimy signature in the presenceof'two witnesses'. "y I Witnesses: Cnrrronn E. YOUNG;

' CLYDE F. 'Caooics'ron;

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